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July 31, 2002, in Code
HTML is not an acronym...
by csaila | So what is? Discover the difference between an acronym, an abbreviation, and an initialism while learning some suggestions on how to treat them in Web pages. Read More »
July 21, 2002, in Code
Guidelines for the use of <span>
by KUQ | Some guidelines for when (not) to use <span> Read More »
July 14, 2002, in Code
DVB-HTML a new standard? Part 2
by mark_bolton | In Part 1 we looked at the uses of Multimedia Home Platform (MHP) DVB-HTML and its effect on web development. Now we start to look in further detail at the Standard and its effect on web development. Read More »
July 11, 2002, in Code
DHTML Text Marker - An Experiment
by Junglee | Always liked the way some search engines (like google newsgroup search) highlight keywords in result pages ? Heres a way to do just that using plain old client-side javascript and some DHTML Read More »
July 06, 2002, in Code
A touch of class
by luminosity | When structuring sites for use with CSS it’s important to know when, and, more importanly, when not to use classes. Read More »
July 02, 2002, in Code
Extending headings with XML
by luminosity | One of the problems with the way the current heading system works is that headings are not associated with their content. However, if you are using XML in the form of XHTML, then you can use XML namespaces to extend heading behavious. Read More »
June 19, 2002, in Code
Remembering Non-Registered Visitors
by Martin Tsachev | You have a couple of forms on your site that require the same user information or
a single form that is frequently resubmitted by visitors. You don't have the time to implement
user registration and don't want to spend hours or days learning somebody else's code.
You are not sure if people will sign-up at all. What you need is to "remember" non-registered visitors. Read More »
June 17, 2002, in Code
document.body, doctype switching, and more
by ppk | When using a doctype that switches Explorer 6 to Compatibility Mode, several properties of
document.body are reassigned to document.documentElement.
Unfortunately I can find no overall theoretical model that explains what the effect of a
doctype switch is. Maybe you can? Read More »
June 06, 2002, in Code
Style Switcher in ASP
by aardvark | As more and more sites move away from embedded style tags (<font> tags, for example), the benefits of CSS to customize a user's visit has become all the rage. It's hard to find a site bragging about its use of XHTML and CSS for layout that doesn't have a style switcher of some sort stuffed into a corner like some unruly hamster. Read More »
June 03, 2002, in Code
Embed HTML in XML & Retrieve it with XSL
by Nautilus | Ever had problems putting HTML within XML? Here's a solution that will let you leave your HTML in peace — providing backwards compatible HTML in your XML applications. Read More »
